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Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen

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Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen Famous memorial Veteran

Birth
Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
Death
13 Apr 1804 (aged 51)
Millstone, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Hillsborough, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
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Continental Congressman, US Senator. He served as a Senator from New Jersey to the United States Senate from 1793 to 1796. During the Revolutionary War he served in the New Jersey Militia as a captain of artillery. After his time in the militia he was elected as a Delegate from New Jersey to the Continental Congress, serving in 1779. In 1790 he was commissioned as a Brigadier General in the United States Army by President George Washington to serve in the on-going campaign against frontier Indians known as the 1785 to 1795 Northwest Indian War. In 1794 he served as a Major General of New Jersey Militia during the Whiskey Rebellion.
Continental Congressman, US Senator. He served as a Senator from New Jersey to the United States Senate from 1793 to 1796. During the Revolutionary War he served in the New Jersey Militia as a captain of artillery. After his time in the militia he was elected as a Delegate from New Jersey to the Continental Congress, serving in 1779. In 1790 he was commissioned as a Brigadier General in the United States Army by President George Washington to serve in the on-going campaign against frontier Indians known as the 1785 to 1795 Northwest Indian War. In 1794 he served as a Major General of New Jersey Militia during the Whiskey Rebellion.


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